JP2019040363A - Member managing system - Google Patents

Abstract

To issue a membership certificate with a face image in advance, and to enable a user to check and purchase an image picked up in a facility after the user leaves the facility.SOLUTION: A member managing system according to this embodiment includes: a membership certificate issuing device 1 that issues a membership certificate for a leisure facility; a plurality of imaging devices 40 installed in the leisure facility; a managing server 3 that stores, for each member, picked-up image data picked up by the imaging device 40; and a server 2 communicably connected to the managing server 3 and the membership issuing device 1. The membership issuing device 1 picks up a face image of a user, receives input of user information of the user, obtains a membership number corresponding to the user from the managing server 3 via the server 2, and issues a membership certificate 7 that contains the face image, the user information, and the membership number. The plurality of imaging devices 40 read the membership number from the membership certificate 7, and transmit the picked-up image data and the membership number to the managing server 3. The managing server 3 executes sales management of the picked-up image data.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a membership management system that issues a membership card with a face photo and sells an image of the member.

  Leisure facilities such as theme parks offer a service to sell annual passports with face photos to visitors. However, there was a problem that waiting time occurred after taking a face photo before issuing an annual passport, and the time to enjoy the park was reduced.

  In leisure facilities, the staff takes photos of the visitors and puts the printed photos on the original mount and sells them to the visitors. However, in order to fully enjoy the park, it was not possible to check the performance of the photos slowly.

  In Patent Document 1, when a plurality of automatic photographing apparatuses are installed in a theme park and a customer pays for each installation place of the automatic photographing apparatus, the photographed image data is transferred to the print system in the image output center. An image capture output system is disclosed that is sent to produce a photographic print. The customer can receive a photo print at the window of the image output center.

  However, in such a system, it is necessary to pay for each place where the automatic photographing apparatus is installed, which is troublesome. Also, photo prints could only be received at the image output center in the theme park.

Japanese Patent No. 3913453

  An object of the present invention is to provide a membership management system that issues a membership card with a face photo in advance and allows a user to check and purchase an image taken in the facility after leaving the park.

  The member management system according to the present invention includes a membership card issuing device that issues a membership card for a leisure facility, a plurality of photographing devices installed in the leisure facility, and photographed image data photographed by the plurality of photographing devices for each member. A member management system comprising: a first server stored in the first server; and a second server connected to the first server and the membership card issuing device in a communicable manner, wherein the membership card issuing device is a user's face Taking an image, accepting input of user information of the user, obtaining a member number corresponding to the user from the first server via the second server, the face image, the user information, and the A membership card including a membership number is issued, and the plurality of photographing devices read the membership number from the membership card, and transmit the photographed image data and the membership number to the first server. The first server And performing sales management of the captured image data.

  In one aspect of the present invention, the membership card issuing device includes a membership card image generating unit that generates a membership card image including a two-dimensional code indicating the face image, the user information, and the membership number, and the membership card image. A printer that prints a card on the card substrate to create a membership card.

  In one aspect of the present invention, the membership card issuing device accepts input of a scheduled visit date to the leisure facility from the user, and the membership card image generation unit is determined based on the scheduled visit date. The membership card image including the expiration date of the membership card is generated.

  In one aspect of the present invention, the membership card issuing device transmits information on the scheduled visit date or the expiration date, the user information, and the member number to the first server via the second server. To do.

  In one aspect of the present invention, the imaging device notifies the first server of the member number from a two-dimensional code of the membership card, and reads the member number to determine whether the member is a regular member. A communication unit that receives the determination result.

  According to the present invention, a membership card with a face photo is issued in advance, and an image taken in the facility can be confirmed and purchased by the user after leaving the park.

It is a block diagram of the member management system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of the membership card with a face photograph. It is a figure which shows the example of installation of an image photographing system. It is a schematic block diagram of the membership card issuing apparatus which concerns on the embodiment. It is a hardware block diagram of an arithmetic and control unit. It is a functional block diagram implement | achieved by running a membership card issue program. It is a figure which shows an example of a facility selection screen. It is a figure which shows an example of a user information input screen. It is a block diagram of the management system of leisure facilities. It is a schematic block diagram of an imaging device. It is a figure which shows the example of an electronic membership card.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  The membership management system according to the present embodiment issues a membership card with a face photo of a leisure facility such as an amusement park, aquarium, zoo, museum, etc. in advance, photographs the member who possesses this membership card in the facility, Is to sell. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the membership management system includes a membership card issuing device 1 that issues a membership card 7 with a face photo, a server 2, a management server 3 that manages membership data of leisure facilities, and an image sales site. A web server 5 to be managed is provided. In the example shown in FIG. 2, the membership card with face photo 7 is an annual passport of a leisure facility.

  The management server 3 communicates with the entrance gate G of the leisure facility and the imaging device 40 installed in the park, manages the entrance and exit of the park, and stores the captured image data. As shown in FIG. 3, the imaging device 40 is installed in various places in the garden.

  When the user operates the membership card issuing device 1 to select the membership card issuing mode, the membership card issuing device 1 passes the server 2 (second server) to the leisure facility management server 3 (first server). On the other hand, the member number of the user who registers as a new member is requested. Upon obtaining the membership number, the membership card issuing device 1 takes a photograph of the user's face and issues a membership card 7 with a facial photograph (hereinafter referred to as a membership card 7) using the entered name and the like. . As shown in FIG. 2, a face image 70, user information 71, and a two-dimensional code 72 are printed on the face of the membership card 7. The two-dimensional code 72 indicates at least a membership number.

  After issuing the membership card 7, the membership card issuing device 1 transmits user information and a face image to the server 2 in association with the membership number. The server 2 transfers the membership number, user information, and face image to the management server 3.

  The user holds the membership card 7 over the reader R at the entrance gate G of the facility. The reader R reads the member number from the two-dimensional code 72 and transmits it to the management server 3. The management server 3 searches the stored member data and determines admission permission based on the member number and the expiration date. When the management server 3 notifies the admission gate G that admission is possible, the gate opens and the user can enter the park.

  After entering the park, the user holds the membership card 7 over the reader 44 (see FIG. 10) of the photographing apparatus 40 in the park. When the reader 44 reads the two-dimensional code 72 of the membership card 7, the photographing device 40 photographs the user with the camera 41 (see FIG. 10), and transmits the photographed image data and the membership number to the management server 3.

  The management server 3 stores the image data transmitted from the plurality of imaging devices 40 in the park in association with the member number for each member.

  The user, after shooting, for example, returns home, and then accesses the image sales site using the user terminal 6 such as a personal computer or a smartphone. The user inputs login information such as a membership number on the login screen of the image sales site. The web server 5 notifies the management server 3 of login information. The management server 3 collates the login information with the stored member information and determines whether login is possible. If login is possible, the photographed image data of this member is transmitted to the web server 5.

  The web server 5 displays a list of photographed images on the image sales site. When the user selects a desired image and performs a payment process using a credit card, the selected image data can be downloaded. The user downloads the captured image data to the user terminal 6. In addition to downloading image data, you may be able to order printed materials such as photographs, posters, and mugs printed with images.

  Thus, according to this embodiment, since the membership card with a face photo 7 can be created in advance before going to the leisure facility, the facility can be fully enjoyed. In addition, after leaving the park, the images taken in the park can be browsed by accessing an image sales site at home, for example, and carefully selected and purchased.

  FIG. 4 shows a schematic configuration of the membership card issuing device 1. The membership card issuance device 1 sends the arithmetic and control device 10, the photographing device 12 that photographs the user P, the printer 14 that prints out the membership card, and the user P when the photographing device 12 photographs the user P. A strobe 15 that emits light and a communication unit 16 that communicates with the server 2 are provided. The membership card issuing device 1 also includes a touch panel 13 that receives various instructions from the user P. Further, the printed material creating apparatus 1 is provided with a billing unit (not shown) for accepting money paid by the user P as a price for the membership card and paying out change.

  The photographing apparatus 12 is a digital camera, for example, and includes a lens, a shutter, a CMOS sensor, an A / D converter, and the like. The photographing device 12 photographs the user P and outputs the generated image data to the arithmetic and control device 10.

  The touch panel 13 displays an operation button, and when the operation button is pressed, receives an operation instruction corresponding to the operation button.

  The arithmetic control device 10 is connected to the photographing device 12, the touch panel 13, the printer 14, the strobe 15, the communication unit 16, and the accounting unit, and controls each unit and transfers data.

  FIG. 5 shows a hardware configuration of the arithmetic control device 10. The arithmetic control device 10 includes a CPU (central processing unit) 101, a main memory 102, a storage device 103, and an input / output unit 104. Each part of the arithmetic and control unit 10 is connected via a bus.

  The storage device 103 stores a control program and a membership card issuance program. The storage device 103 is, for example, a nonvolatile memory such as a flash memory, a hard disk drive, or the like.

  The CPU 101 functions as a control unit that controls each unit of the membership card issuing device 1 by loading the control program into the main memory 102 and executing it.

  Further, the CPU 101 loads and executes the membership card issuance program in the main memory 102, and as shown in FIG. 6, the facility selection unit 111, the user information input 112, the member number acquisition unit 113, the imaging processing unit 114, the member A certificate image generation unit 115, a print processing unit 116, and a user information transmission unit 117 are realized.

  The facility selection unit 111 displays a selection screen for a leisure facility for creating a membership card as shown in FIG. 7 on the touch panel 13, and accepts a facility selection from the user.

  The user information input unit 112 displays a user information input screen as shown in FIG. 8 on the touch panel 13 and accepts input of user information from the user. For example, the user information input unit 112 displays a keyboard screen on the touch panel 13, and the user inputs information by operating the keyboard screen. The input user information is, for example, a name, an address, a telephone number, and the like. Also, enter the expected visit date (scheduled visit date), which is the start date of the annual passport.

  The member number acquisition unit 113 acquires the member number of the newly registered member from the management server 3 of the facility selected by the user. Specifically, the member number acquisition unit 113 transmits a member number issuing request and information on the facility selected by the user to the server 2. The server 2 requests the management server 3 of the facility selected by the user to issue a membership number. The management server 3 issues a member number in response to a request for numbering and notifies the server 2 of the number. The server 2 transmits the membership number received from the management server 3 to the membership card issuing device 1.

  The imaging processing unit 114 controls the imaging device 12 and the strobe 15 to capture a user's face image.

  The membership card image generation unit 115 converts information including the membership number acquired from the management server 3 via the server 2 into a two-dimensional code. The membership card image generation unit 115 synthesizes the two-dimensional code image, the template image of the member securities face of the facility selected by the user, the input user information, the member number, and the face image photographed by the photographing device 12. To generate a membership card image. The template image of the member securities face of each facility may be stored in the storage device 103 in advance or may be acquired from the server 2.

  The print processing unit 116 transfers the membership card image to the printer 14 and prints the membership card image on the card substrate to create the membership card with face photo 7 as shown in FIG. The expiration date printed on the membership card with a face photo 7 is determined based on, for example, the scheduled visit date entered by the user.

  The printing method of the printer 14 is not particularly limited, and a sublimation type thermal transfer method, a melt type thermal transfer method, or the like can be used.

  The user information transmission unit 117 transmits the membership number, face image, and user information to the management server 3 via the server 2. In addition, the user information transmission unit 117 also transmits information on the date of visit or the expiration date of the membership card (annual passport).

  FIG. 9 is a configuration diagram of a leisure facility management system. The management system includes a management server 3, a reader R, a gate G, and a plurality of imaging devices 40. The gate G is provided, for example, in the management center C (see FIG. 3). The imaging device 40 is installed in various places in the facility.

  The management server 3 includes an authentication unit 31, a communication processing unit 32, an image sales management unit 33, and a storage unit 34. The management server 3 includes a computer having an auxiliary storage device such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a RAM (Random Access Memory), a communication module, and a semiconductor memory, and each function is realized by the CPU executing a program. .

  The authentication unit 31 compares the member number obtained by reading the two-dimensional code by the reader 44 of the photographing device 40 with the member information stored in the storage unit 15 and determines whether the member number is a valid member number (for example, a valid member number). Determine if it is within the deadline. Further, the authentication unit 31 collates the login information input at the image sales site with the member information stored in the storage unit 34, and determines whether or not login is possible.

  The communication processing unit 32 performs communication processing with each imaging device 40. For example, when receiving the identification information read by the imaging device 40, the communication processing unit 32 transmits the determination result by the authentication unit 31 to the imaging device 40. When the communication processing unit 32 receives the captured image data from the imaging device 40, the communication processing unit 32 stores the captured image data in the storage unit 34 in association with the photographed user's membership number.

  The image sales management unit 33 receives login information from the web server 5, and transmits a determination result of whether or not the authentication unit 31 can log in. If the login is possible, the image sales management unit 33 extracts the photographed image data of the member from the storage unit 34 and transmits it to the web server 5. The data transmitted to the web server 5 may be preview data obtained by reducing the captured image data. In this case, after the purchase process, high-resolution captured image data for download is transmitted to the web server 5.

  FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the photographing apparatus 40. The imaging device 40 includes a camera (imaging unit) 41, a touch panel 42, a speaker 43, a reader 44, and a control device 45. The control device 45 includes an input processing unit 47, an output processing unit 48, and a communication unit 49. The control device 45 is configured by a computer having a CPU, a RAM, a communication module, an auxiliary storage device, and the like, and each function of the control device 45 is realized by the CPU executing a program.

  The camera 41 is, for example, a digital camera, and shoots a user and generates captured image data. A camera 41 may be installed in the upper part of the building so that the user can be photographed from above.

  The touch panel 42 displays information visible to the user. The output processing unit 48 performs data processing necessary for information display on the touch panel 42. The touch panel 42 detects a user operation. The input processing unit 47 performs data processing according to a user operation. Instead of the touch panel 42, a display for displaying information, an operation button for receiving a user operation, and the like may be provided.

  The speaker 43 outputs voice guidance and the like. The output processing unit 48 performs data processing for generating sound emitted from the speaker 43.

  The reader 44 reads the two-dimensional code printed on the membership card 7 possessed by the user and obtains a member number.

  When the reader 44 reads the two-dimensional code of the membership card 7 presented to the user and acquires the member number, the communication unit 49 notifies the management server 3 of the member number and determines whether or not the member is a regular member. Receive the result.

  If the member is not a regular member, the photographing apparatus 40 outputs voices “the card seems to be different” or “the expiration date has expired” from the speaker 43 or is displayed on the touch panel 42 with characters. If the member is a regular member, the photographing apparatus 40 outputs a voice “Take a picture” and the user is photographed by the camera 41. The imaging device 40 may analyze the captured image, detect the user's position, and output a sound such as “Stand a little behind” to adjust the user's standing position.

  When the camera 41 is installed at a distant position such as a high place, the photographing apparatus 40 tells the user the position of the camera 41 by voice, display on the touch panel 42, or the like, and instructs the camera 41 to face.

  The photographing device 40 may display an image photographed by the camera 41 on the touch panel 42 and confirm with the user whether or not to retake the image. The communication unit 49 transmits the captured image data together with the user identification information to the management server 3.

  According to the present embodiment, using the membership card issuing device 1 installed outside the leisure facility (for example, in the city), the membership card with a face photo such as an annual passport is created in advance before going to the leisure facility. Can do. Therefore, it is not necessary to create a membership card at the leisure facility, and the facility can be fully enjoyed. In addition, a user who has not created an annual passport in consideration of the waiting time when creating it in the facility uses the membership card issuing device 1 to create an annual passport, so the member (annual passport owner) Leads to an increase in

  The member can perform automatic photographing by holding the membership card 7 in the facility. The camera 41 of the imaging device 40 is installed in various places in the facility, and can capture images at angles that cannot be captured by the user's own camera. For example, the user can use the user terminal 6 at home to access an image sales site and slowly browse, select, and purchase images taken in the facility. Compared with the case where an image is sold only in a facility, sales by downloading image data or ordering printed matter can be increased.

  In the above embodiment, the example in which the membership card issuing device 1 creates the membership card 7 by printing the membership card image on the card base material has been described. However, as shown in FIG. It may be an electronic membership card that displays the certificate screen 7A.

  In this case, the membership card issuing device 1 transmits the generated membership card image to the server 2. The server 2 transmits address information (URL) of a web page for downloading the membership card image to the membership card issuing device 1. The membership card issuing device 1 converts the address information into a two-dimensional code and displays a two-dimensional code image on the touch panel 13.

  The user reads the two-dimensional code displayed on the touch panel 13 with the portable terminal owned by the user, accesses the web page, and downloads the membership card image. The two-dimensional code of the membership card screen 7A displayed on the portable terminal is held over the reader R of the gate G of the leisure facility and the reader 44 of the photographing apparatus 40.

  The above description is an example of the present invention, and the present invention may take other forms.

1 Membership card issuing device 2 Server 3 Management server 5 Web server 6 User terminal 7 Membership card with face photo

Claims (5)

A membership card issuing device that issues membership cards for leisure facilities;
A plurality of photographing devices installed in the leisure facility;
A first server for storing photographed image data photographed by the plurality of photographing devices for each member;
A second server communicably connected to the first server and the membership card issuing device;
A member management system comprising:
The membership card issuing device captures a user's face image, accepts input of user information of the user, and acquires a member number corresponding to the user from the first server via the second server. Issuing a membership card including the face image, the user information, and the membership number;
The plurality of imaging devices read the membership number from the membership card, and transmits the captured image data and the membership number to the first server,
The member management system, wherein the first server performs sales management of the photographed image data. The membership card issuing device
A membership card image generating unit for generating a membership card image including a two-dimensional code indicating the face image, the user information, and the membership number;
A printer for printing the membership card image on a card substrate to create a membership card;
The member management system according to claim 1, further comprising:   The membership card issuing device receives an input of a scheduled visit date from the user to the leisure facility, and the membership card image generation unit includes an expiration date of the membership card determined based on the scheduled visit date. The membership management system according to claim 2, wherein the membership card image is generated.   The membership card issuing device transmits information on the scheduled visit date or the expiration date, the user information, and the member number to the first server via the second server. Item 4. The member management system according to item 3. The imaging device
A reader for reading the membership number from the two-dimensional code of the membership card;
A communication unit that notifies the first server of the member number and receives a determination result as to whether or not the member is a regular member;
The member management system according to any one of claims 2 to 4, further comprising:

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